Go wind power! For once, the green energy source has made the news for the wildlife itdoesn’t inadvertently slaughter — and that it may even be helping to thrive. Offshore wind farms, finds a study published today in the journal Current Biology, are making more food available for seals.

A farm off the coast of Germany, researchers found, is acting as an “artificial reef,” attracting fish and crustaceans and the grey and harbor seals that feed on them.